"Where are we going?" Moh Li was actually a bit puzzled by her demeanor. How did she get here?
Bai Zhi walked over to the bookshelf, reached out her hand, and felt around for a moment; the door opened.
Moh Li: "..." There’s a trick to this? He was beginning to doubt whether he was truly a disciple—if he was, how could he know nothing?
Suddenly, he felt a tinge of envy.
Seeing Moh Li still dazed, Bai Zhi quickly spoke up.
"Come with me, and make sure you remember the way. If you get it wrong, you’ll be sprayed. You might even be directly poisoned. And if in the future you miss me, you can also come through here to find me; my room is also on the other side," she said with a final teasing wink towards Moh Li.
Moh Li: "..." He suspected Bai Zhi was doing this on purpose, although he had no evidence.
He didn’t believe it.
Maybe it was because it was too hot that day, and suddenly he felt a little panicked inside. Could that be the reason his heartbeat quickened just a tad?
"Yep, truly. As long as you come here, you’ll see me."
Bai Zhi talked nonsense with a straight face. In reality, it was a study, where of course one could also lie down to rest.
It was precisely for this reason that Bai Zhi could justify her absence.
Well, he was feeling shy again.
"This passage leads to my house. So if you’re ever in a hurry, just come through here. There’s a back door at my house that no one will discover."
Bai Zhi thought for a moment before speaking. She hadn’t known about it before, which is why she had made him run so far. But now that they were teammates, such trust was necessary.
"No need." What if it really was her room?
Even if it wasn’t, it was still embarrassing. He’d better go for a run; it was normal for him to go to the mountains often.
"What a pity. I was really looking forward to you using this path," she said. Surely he would get a good beating for that.
Moh Li: "Could you act normal for once?" Talking is so draining.
"Hey, don’t you like it ?"
Bai Zhi blinked, somewhat puzzled. Don’t all boys like cute things? Or perhaps she wasn’t cute enough.
"I don’t. Please act more normally. You’re more so when you’re fierce."
Just like before, all fierce and with a stern face.
"Is that so? Okay then."
Bai Zhi immediately nodded and sat up straight, gazing coldly at Moh Li.
"Tonight is probably our first training session. Although I don’t know what it’ll be like, I think we should discuss it in advance. Help each other out, what do you think?"
Bai Zhi suddenly got serious, and Moh Li felt uncomfortable again.
Why had she turned so cold so suddenly?
"That is, you don’t really have to be so stern-faced?"
Her previous expression had been quite cute.
"Heh..." Bai Zhi gave a cold laugh. "You want things to be your way? Dream on. Brother, come over early tonight and remember to bring something to eat. Rice balls would be best."
This all seemed too simple to be true.
After arriving at the cellar, Bai Zhi asked him to push open the door in front of them and carry her up.
Maybe because it was the second time around, his ears turned red, but he was not as stiff as before.
That’s when he realized he’d been deceived. This wasn’t a bedroom at all. It was a study. This girl was really something.
Bai Zhi blinked innocently, as if she didn’t understand what he was saying.
"I don’t know what you’re talking about. This is just my regular napping room."
Put simply, there was nothing wrong with saying it was her room.
Just as Moh Li was about to say something, a voice came from the yard—it was Ye Xiu’s.
"Second sister, where’s Xingxing? I’m planning to bring Bai Yu and Bai Ye to stay in town; we’ve rented a house and I was wondering about Xingxing."
Ye Xiu carried quite a few things, including food, drinks, and some nutritional items, while she looked into the house.
Without any hesitation, Moh Li immediately went back.
"Xingxing is resting."